Chile earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 144 km ESE of Iquique, Chile on Sat, Apr 4, 2020, 7:38 AM GMT-3 (10:38 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 99 km E of Iquique, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-04 10:38:13 UTC
Depth
109.4 km (68.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
20.680° S, 68.858° W
Region
Chile
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.3 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1146 km N of Calama, Chile · 2372 days ago · 134 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.4151 km N of Calama, Chile · 2369 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.899 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2364 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 21
  4. 4.2121 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2354 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.0129 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2352 days ago · 113 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.6104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2345 days ago · 94 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 27
  7. 4.1154 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2342 days ago · 145 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.7104 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2336 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 21
  9. 4.1Tarapaca, Chile · 2329 days ago · 103 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  10. 4.3152 km N of Calama, Chile · 2329 days ago · 104 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.3102 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2327 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  12. 4.0104 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2323 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 17
  13. 4.4120 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2318 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  14. 4.0122 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2318 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.6108 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2377 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.6150 km NNE of Calama, Chile · 2386 days ago · 143 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.095 km E of Iquique, Chile · 2393 days ago · 93 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
  4. 4.3131 km N of Calama, Chile · 2395 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.1108 km ESE of Iquique, Chile · 2395 days ago · 111 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  6. 5.296 km ENE of Iquique, Chile · 2397 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 49

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70008nk4. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.